Chapter 81: Cooking with Mum (Happy New Year!)

Gu Chen smiled, 'Mum, there's so much, I won't be able to finish it all.'

'That's fine, there'll be plenty of people!' Shen Cuizhi said, and started cooking.

Gu Chen hurriedly stopped her, 'Mum, I'll do it, you go make the dumplings.'

He likes the dumplings his mother makes. When he was little, the family would wait for the New Year's dinner of dumplings, and he and his brother would start thinking about it in the morning.

Gu Chen was the youngest, so he got to eat the first dumpling that was cooked.

His two brothers complained every year about this.

But Gu Chen didn't mind at all, because the first dumpling was really delicious.

Shen Cuizhi thought for a moment, 'That's fine, but can you stir-fry these vegetables? This meat is the freshest your father bought early in the morning in town, so you can't waste it.'

Gu Chen nodded, 'Don't worry, Mum. After that, he placed the meat on the cutting board and started to cut it.'

Watching Gu Chen's skilled knife skills, Shen Cuilan was surprised and gratified.

It seems that her son can really do everything now.

Good, really good!

'By the way, Chenzi, is selling vegetables hard?'

Shen Cuilan asked her son while she was cutting the vegetables.

'What's so hard about it? Besides, who in this world has an easy life?'

The world is difficult, and no one has an easy life.

However, Gu Chen is already grateful for life.

He is grateful to Shen Cuizhi for giving birth to him, and to Ji Pianran for meeting him and having his daughter, although his past life was terrible.

Shen Cuilan smiled. It seemed that her son had really grown up.

If she had known, she would have pushed the two of them out as well.

Maybe they would have grown up as well. It would be great if the eldest and the second eldest could both be like Gu Chen.

Gu Chen cut the meat, then some ginger and spring onions, and poured some oil into the pan.

'Mum, today I'll let you try your son's cooking.'

He then added the ginger and spring onions to the bubbling oil, and finally the meat.

With a 'crack', the fragrance instantly drifted out.

Shen Cuizhi sniffed and looked at Gu Chen with a smile, 'Okay, not bad!'

Gu Chen also smiled, 'That's right, and it's not like I'm not related to him!'

His teasing made Shen Cuizhi laugh out loud. This is not a compliment to him, it's a compliment to herself.

This kid, he knows how to make people happy.

Gu Chen poured some soy sauce into the pot and let it sit for two minutes.

The more Shen Cuizhi smelled it, the more she felt that something was wrong.

The meat was too fragrant, even more so than in restaurants.

Her own son actually had this cooking skill?

Seeing Shen Cuizhi's surprised face, Gu Chen smiled and held a piece of meat next to Shen Cuilan's mouth with a spatula, 'Here, Mom, try it. Watch out, it's hot.'

Shen Cuilan was surprised that Gu Chen had actually fed her a piece before she could, and she felt incredibly warm inside.

She immediately smiled with contentment, reached into her apron and wiped her hands, then came over with a smile.

She opened her mouth and ate the meat on Gu Chen's spatula.

'It's delicious!'

Shen Cuizhi's eyes lit up. She never imagined that Gu Chen's cooking was actually so delicious. The meat was stir-fried and it was tender and fragrant!

She gave Gu Chen a thumbs-up, 'My son has really made something of himself!'

She was really pleased.

Gu Chen laughed, "You're too easily satisfied. In the future, I'll let you live an even better life!'

Gu Chen wasn't lying. When he gets stronger, he'll definitely let his mother live the kind of life she never dared to dream of before!

Shen Cuizhi beamed, nodding vigorously, "Good, I believe you!'

She was really happy today, her son had returned and had told her so many heartfelt things.

Parents don't really expect to enjoy the good life with their children, they just want their children to be happy and healthy.

The meat was done, Gu Chen cut up another plate of beef and some preserved eggs, and then he followed his mother in making dumplings, but Shen Cuizhi chose the filling.

Gu Chen just helped to wrap one.

The two women just laughed and talked as they made the dumplings.

At this point, their eldest brother Gu Zhigang and their second eldest brother Gu He returned home.

They were both surprised to see Ji Bianran in the courtyard, and Gu Zhigang looked at Gu He in confusion, 'What is this...'

Gu He didn't know either.

This woman was clearly not the daughter-in-law of an ordinary family.

The little leather shoes on her feet were made of cowhide and were very expensive!

And the child, the little red dress she was wearing, looked like it was from a department store.

He swallowed hard, 'Well, I don't know either.'

Could it be that there are still rich relatives at home?

Are they here to pay New Year's visits?

Ji Pianran saw her eldest and second eldest brothers and stood up, smiling at them. "Eldest brother, second eldest brother.'

Afterwards, she leaned down and petted Tangtang's little head, "Go, go and call your uncles.'

Even though Tangtang was small, she was not at all stage-frightened.

The little girl ran over to the two uncles and said, 'Hello, Uncle!'

Gu Zhigang and Gu Hehe then understood.

This was Gu Chen returning!

In front of them was their niece!

Gu He laughed in surprise, 'My, you've all grown up!'

It's no wonder the two brothers didn't recognise her. They had been to Gu Chen's house when Ji Bianran gave birth, and at the time Ji Bianran had looked extremely pale, her hair wasn't as long as it was now, and her belly was particularly big.

Compared to now, they were completely different people, not to mention little Tangtang, who was skinny and small when she was born, and was nowhere near as white and cute as she is now. Her big eyes were exactly like Ji Bianran's.

The nose, however, is very much like the Gu family's, all of whom have high noses!

Gu Zhigang also reached out to touch Sugar's head, and the two brothers then walked towards Ji Pianran.

'Sister-in-law, long time no see,'

Ji Pianran nodded, 'Gu Chen is in the kitchen cooking with Mum.'

On hearing this, Gu Zhigang and Gu He were about to go into the kitchen. After all, they were brothers, and even if they hadn't seen each other for so many years and had conflicts, they would still be thinking about each other.

Before they could lift a foot, they saw Liu Lizhen lift the curtain and shout at Gu Zhigang, 'Gangzi, come here, I have something to tell you!'

Fan Xiaoli had been full of grievances for a long time and was waiting for Gu He to come back to talk to him.

His mother, his mother-in-law, actually asked her to let the children play with rabbits.

This is too much. They said they were a family, but do they treat me like family?

It's Gu Chen, Ji Pianran and that little Tangtang!

They and Shen Cuizhi are the family, and I, with a different surname, am the servant in their family!

Gu He is different from Gu Zhigang. He looked at Fan Xiaoli and shouted, 'Wait!'

Then he walked towards the kitchen.

Gu Chen was still inside!

He had come back for the first time in a while, and he wanted to see Gu Chen first!

Gu Chen was making dumplings at the time and was immediately embraced by Gu He, who had just entered the door.

'You finally know how to come home!'

Gu Chen patted Gu He's hand, 'Well, you're home!'

He is the second eldest brother, what can I say, he is quite stable, not malicious, just very honest.

In the old saying, he is simple-minded.

Shen Cuizhi glanced at Gu He, 'You've come at the right time, take the dumplings out for me, clean up and get ready for dinner!'